Elvia Wilk

Berlin, Germany
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Professional Experience

I find exciting ways to cover architecture, art, technology, and the future. Whether writing about desert architecture in Dubai, reviewing a major painting exhibition, or interviewing MoMA's design curator, I'm never afraid to have an opinion.

Expertise

Copy Editor
6 Years
Editor
6 Years
Writer
6 Years

Specialty

Arts & Humanities
6 Years
Women's Issues
4 Years
Technology
4 Years

Industries


Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
4 Years
Online/new media
5 Years
Book Publishing Consumer
4 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

6 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

uncube (BauNetz) (10+), frieze (6-10), The Architectural Review (3-5)

Other Work History

Editor: uncube magazine; Copy Editor: Gestalten publishers; Curator: Netherlands Architecture Institute exhibition; Germany correspondent: Architectural Review

Technical Skills

Web design and programming (HTML, JavaScript, MySQL)

Foreign Language Skills

Spanish, Portuguese, German

Computer Skills

Word, Excel, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, Photoshop

Equipment

Laptop (MacBook Pro), Digital camera (Canon Powershot), Field recorder

Work Permits & Visas

German freelance work permit and two-year visa (with extension)

References

Upon request.

Awards

Grant for writing residency: Banff Center, Canada; Grant for writing residency: Rabbit Island, USA; Residency: HIAP Helsinki

Showcase

General

Achieving Ambivalence: Interview with Paola Antonelli
(uncube magazine 5/28/2014)
In this interview MoMA design curator Paola Antonelli says design is leading architecture by the hand.
Living, Working and Going on Strike
(frieze d/e 3/20/2013)
A profile on the Austrian artist Verena Dengler.
Rebel Architecture: Interview with Eyal Weizman
(uncube magazine 2/9/2014)
An interview with architect and activist Eyal Weizman, who has been called "a rebel on every level".
Site Visit: Ryan Trecartin at KW Berlin
(frieze d/e 1/10/2014)
A review of Ryan Trecartin's "solo" show at the KW Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin.
Urban Triage
(The Architectural Review 4/15/2014)
Despite Berlin's undisputed status as a European cultural hub, its inner city is being anesthetised - and is in desparate need of a healthcare plan.
The unMonastery: A commune for the internet age
(Dazed Digital 1/11/2014)
Meet the tech idealists holing up in a UNESCO site to brainstorm a better world - according to Benedictine principles.